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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Table 1 (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 32,662 $ 118,862 $ 116,425 $ 87,912
Receivables, net 160,061 145,064    
Inventories 35,051 38,749    
Other current assets 26,231 31,176    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 254,005 333,851    
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,672,889 3,683,571    
Intangible assets, net 101,630 112,011    
Goodwill 696,637 696,637    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 0 0    
Deferred income tax asset 2,186 2,858    
Other long-term assets, net 263,071 296,597    
Total assets 4,990,418 5,125,525    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 105,311 139,946    
Short-term debt 7,000 84,000    
Accrued interest payable 27,614 34,286    
Accrued liabilities 52,520 55,194    
Taxes other than income tax 16,621 12,810    
Income tax payable 2,064 5,977    
Intercompany payable 0 0    
Total current liabilities 211,130 332,213    
Long-term debt 3,153,049 3,055,612    
Long-term payable to related party 0 32,080    
Deferred income tax liability 26,635 24,810    
Other long-term liabilities 129,611 70,966    
Total partners' equity 1,469,993 1,609,844    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 4,990,418 5,125,525    
Eliminations        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0 0
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 0 0    
Other current assets (1) 0    
Intercompany receivable (1,616,460) (1,610,370)    
Total current assets (1,616,461) (1,610,370)    
Property, plant and equipment, net 0 0    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 0 0    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries (4,297,823) (4,200,728)    
Deferred income tax asset 0 (1,179)    
Other long-term assets, net 0 0    
Total assets (5,914,284) (5,812,277)    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 0 0    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 0 0    
Taxes other than income tax 0 0    
Income tax payable (1) 0    
Intercompany payable (1,616,460) (1,610,370)    
Total current liabilities (1,616,461) (1,610,370)    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability 0 (1,179)    
Other long-term liabilities 0 0    
Total partners' equity (4,297,823) (4,200,728)    
Total liabilities and partners' equity (5,914,284) (5,812,277)    
NuStar Energy        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 811 885 885 923
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 0 0    
Other current assets 107 140    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 918 1,025    
Property, plant and equipment, net 0 0    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 0 0    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 2,073,996 2,205,904    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 1,273 933    
Total assets 2,076,187 2,207,862    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 29 12    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 683 723    
Taxes other than income tax 62 126    
Income tax payable 0 0    
Intercompany payable 476,020 508,363    
Total current liabilities 476,794 509,224    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability 0 0    
Other long-term liabilities 0 0    
Total partners' equity 1,599,393 1,698,638    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 2,076,187 2,207,862    
NuStar Logistics        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 3 4 931 6
Receivables, net 257 419    
Inventories 2,285 1,776    
Other current assets 13,749 11,026    
Intercompany receivable 1,495,783 1,610,370    
Total current assets 1,512,077 1,623,595    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,892,540 1,915,370    
Intangible assets, net 43,830 48,961    
Goodwill 149,453 149,453    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 43,185 48,547    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 222,491 255,957    
Total assets 3,863,576 4,041,883    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 19,939 52,650    
Short-term debt 7,000 84,000    
Accrued interest payable 27,597 34,271    
Accrued liabilities 7,930 32,816    
Taxes other than income tax 6,976 6,452    
Income tax payable 540 1,362    
Intercompany payable 0 0    
Total current liabilities 69,982 211,551    
Long-term debt 3,110,288 3,002,743    
Long-term payable to related party   26,638    
Deferred income tax liability 1,862 1,143    
Other long-term liabilities 80,608 37,209    
Total partners' equity 600,836 762,599    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 3,863,576 4,041,883    
NuPOP        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0 0 0
Receivables, net 0 0    
Inventories 3,514 3,648    
Other current assets 1,496 497    
Intercompany receivable 0 0    
Total current assets 5,010 4,145    
Property, plant and equipment, net 591,145 570,415    
Intangible assets, net 0 0    
Goodwill 170,652 170,652    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 1,281,325 1,031,162    
Deferred income tax asset 0 0    
Other long-term assets, net 26,329 26,329    
Total assets 2,074,461 1,802,703    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 12,456 11,193    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 0 0    
Accrued liabilities 9,528 5,753    
Taxes other than income tax 4,604 3,325    
Income tax payable 0 9    
Intercompany payable 1,140,440 858,018    
Total current liabilities 1,167,028 878,298    
Long-term debt 0 0    
Long-term payable to related party   0    
Deferred income tax liability 13 36    
Other long-term liabilities 8,131 9,294    
Total partners' equity 899,289 915,075    
Total liabilities and partners' equity 2,074,461 1,802,703    
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 31,848 117,973 $ 114,609 $ 86,983
Receivables, net 159,804 144,645    
Inventories 29,252 33,325    
Other current assets 10,880 19,513    
Intercompany receivable 120,677 0    
Total current assets 352,461 315,456    
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,189,204 1,197,786    
Intangible assets, net 57,800 63,050    
Goodwill 376,532 376,532    
Investment in wholly owned subsidiaries 899,317 915,115    
Deferred income tax asset 2,186 4,037    
Other long-term assets, net 12,978 13,378    
Total assets 2,890,478 2,885,354    
Liabilities and Partners' Equity        
Payables 72,887 76,091    
Short-term debt 0 0    
Accrued interest payable 17 15    
Accrued liabilities 34,379 15,902    
Taxes other than income tax 4,979 2,907    
Income tax payable 1,525 4,606    
Intercompany payable 0 243,989    
Total current liabilities 113,787 343,510    
Long-term debt 42,761 52,869    
Long-term payable to related party   5,442    
Deferred income tax liability 24,760 24,810    
Other long-term liabilities 40,872 24,463    
Total partners' equity 2,668,298 2,434,260    
Total liabilities and partners' equity $ 2,890,478 $ 2,885,354